Summary A little-known historical event that happened in South Louisiana in 1926, The Trappers War was a blood feud that erupted between local Islenos (original Canary Island immigrants) and Leander Perez, a powerful politician who tried to usurp the valuable fur-trapping land for his own agenda. The Isleno Trappers had been "squatting" on marshland for many years, trapping muskrat and mink, and when fur prices shot up, Perez made a shrewd land deal that enabled him to jack up the rent on the land. When the Trappers balked, Perez tried to push them off the land right before trapping season. He brought in mercenaries from Texas to enforce his eviction order, and violence erupted. One St. Bernard sheriff's deputy was killed in the gunfire, and Perez never set foot in St. Bernard Parish again. View more details
Directed : David DuBos
Written : Unknown
Stars : Michael D. Anglin Donald Ansardi John M. Barry Dorothy Benge
Genres : Biography
Release date : Oct 16, 2015
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Facebook
Language : English
Filming locations : St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, USA
Production companies : MTH Productions
Summary A little-known historical event that happened in South Louisiana in 1926, The Trappers War was a blood feud that erupted between local Islenos (original Canary Island immigrants) and Leander Perez, a powerful politician who tried to usurp the valuable fur-trapping land for his own agenda. The Isleno Trappers had been "squatting" on marshland for many years, trapping muskrat and mink, and when fur prices shot up, Perez made a shrewd land deal that enabled him to jack up the rent on the land. When the Trappers balked, Perez tried to push them off the land right before trapping season. He brought in mercenaries from Texas to enforce his eviction order, and violence erupted. One St. Bernard sheriff's deputy was killed in the gunfire, and Perez never set foot in St. Bernard Parish again. View more details
Genres : Biography
Release date : Oct 16, 2015
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Facebook
Language : English
Filming locations : St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, USA
Production companies : MTH Productions
